The SW/TX PCA/ACA annual conference represents one of the nation'slargest gatherings of interdisciplinary scholars. The Science Fictionand Fantasy Area is one of the largest areas at the SW/TX PCA/ACA and hashad especially fine presentations. There have been multiple successfulpanels on the work of Joss Whedon (eight in 2007, including a performancepiece). The Area Chairs of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Area againinvite paper and panel proposals on the special topic of Joss Whedon'swork, including the comics, Buffy: TVS, Angel, Firefly, and Serenity.

Deadline for proposal submissions: November 1, 2007. The registrationdeadline is December 31, 2007. All participants must register by thatdate or will not be permitted to present or appear in the program.

Snail mail contact info:Alyson Buckman, PhDDepartment of Humanities and Religious Studies6000 J St.California State University, SacramentoSacramento, CA 95819-6083916 278-5335(I am on sabbatical Fall 2007, however, and so will not be able toregularly check these contact points)

For more details on the conference, please visit the Southwest/TexasPopular Culture/American Culture Association: http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/index.html. For more information on the Science Fictionand Fantasy Area, please visit:http://www.geocities.com/pcascifi/index.html.Whedonverse proposals should be submitted solely to the address above(abuckman_at_csus.edu). Other Science Fiction and Fantasy proposals shouldgo to Ximena Gallardo or C. Jason Smith, the co-chairs for the area:ximena_gallardo_c_at_yahoo.com or jsmith_at_lagcc.cuny.edu.

Register early for discounted cost and to reserve space at the conferencehotel as discounted rooms fill quickly.